New York Festival of Songs: “PYOTR THE GREAT: THE SONGS OF TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS STUDENTS”

New York Festival of Songs: “PYOTR THE GREAT: THE SONGS OF TCHAIKOVSKY AND HIS STUDENTS”

The songs of Pyotr Ilytch Tchaikovsky are among the most beautiful of the Romantic era. Many of them seem autobiographical, giving expression to the emotional upheavals of his life. Duo pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett are joined by two outstanding emerging artists: Ukrainian soprano Antonina Chehovska, Grand Winner of the 2016 George London Foundation Competition, and Russian baritone Alexey Lavrov, who riveted Vocal Arts DC audiences with his contributions to the NYFOS “Letters from Spain” program in 2015